ROBERT TOMSON ad. 



1558. 

 many lawes, if thou doest know thereof, and doest re- 

 pent thee of the same, with ful intent to offend no more, 

 I wil forgive thy trespasse, and remember it no more : 

 said I, if this be done by the kings owne person, what 

 then hath this man need to go seeke friendship at any of 

 the kings privat servants hands, but go to the principal, 

 seeing that he is readier to forgive thee, then thou art to 

 demand forgivenes at his hands ? Even so is it with our 

 gracious God, who calleth and crieth out unto us through- 

 out all the world, by the mouth of his Prophets, Apostles, 

 and by his owne mouth, saying. Come unto me al ye that 

 labour and are over laden, and I wil refresh you : besides 

 1000. other offers and proffers which hee doth make unto 

 us in his holy Scriptures. What then have we need of 

 the saints helpe that are in heaven, whereas the Lord him- 

 self doth so freely offer himselfe unto us ? At which 

 sayings, many of the hearers were astonied, and said, that 

 by that reason, I would give to understand, that the in- [III. 453.] 

 vocation of Saints was to be disanulled, and by the Lawes 

 of God not commanded. I answered, that they were not 

 my words but the words of God himselfe : looke into 

 the Scriptures your selfe, and you shall so finde it. The 

 talke was perceived to be prejudiciall to the Romish doc- 

 trine, and therefore it was commanded to be no more 

 entreated of, and all remained unthought upon, had it not 

 bene for a villanous Portugal that was in the company, 

 who said, Basta ser Ingles para saber todo esto y mas : 

 who the next day, without imparting any thing to any 

 body, went to the Bishop of Mexico, and his Provisor, 

 and said, that in a place where he had bene the day be- 

 fore, was an Englishman, who had said, that there was no 

 need of Saints in the Church, nor of any invocation of 

 Saints, upon whose denomination I was apprehended for 

 the same words here rehearsed, and none other thing, and 

 thereupon was used, as before is written. 



Now to speake somewhat of the description of the coun- 

 trey, you shall understand, that the port of S. John de Sant Juan de 

 Ullua is a very little Island low by the water side, the ^^^^^' 

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